Thanksgiving is the perfect time to reconnect with family. Gather up your friends and family and get out of the house this Thanksgiving weekend to celebrate the harvest season. Have a great time checking out what is going on this Thanksgiving Weekend around Halifax.
Nowadays Festival
Enjoy three days of music and culture at the Nowadays Festival. This year’s lineup includes Jeff Parker, Miranda Ceara and the Oddfellows Orchestra and many more performances. Details
October 9 – 11, 2025
Various locations, Dartmouth
Thanksgiving Brunch/Dinner
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Mark Winters – Good Vibes Highway Tour
Join Mark for an evening of Acoustic Rock With A Positive Vibe in Halifax.
Details
Saturday, October 12, 2025 | 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
2 Crows Brewing Co., 1932 Brunswick Street, Halifax
Free
27th Annual ANSMA Awards Show
Performances by some of the African Nova Scotian communities’ best talent can be expected when attending the awards, in addition to a variety of creatives being acknowledged for the work they have put in during the year. Contributions from the province’s music trailblazers will also be recognized for their impact each year during this ceremony.
Details
Thursday, October 9, 2025 | 6:00 PM
Light House Arts Centre, 1800 Argyle Street, Halifax
Bryan Adams
Get your tickets to Bryan Adams show with special guest The Sheepdogs.
Details
Sunday, October 12, 2025 | 7:30 PM
Scotiabank Centre, 1800 Argyle Street, Halifax
Prices start at $59.50 plus fees
Bluenose Ghosts Festival
The Bluenose Ghosts Festival’s Haunted Mansion is back this year. Visitors can also go on crypt rides, have an escape room experience, and more!!
Details
October 4-5, 9-12, 16-19, & 22-31, 2025 | 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Dartmouth Waterfront – Events Plaza
$5 – $15
Take It To The Limit: A Tribute to The Eagles
Get ready for an unforgettable night of live music as some of Canada’s most talented musicians and vocalists bring to life your favourite Eagles hits, including classics like “Hotel California,” “Heartache Tonight,” “Peaceful Easy Feeling,” “Take It To The Limit,” “Desperado,” “Life In The Fast Lane,” “Take It Easy,” “Lyin’ Eyes,” and more!
Details
Saturday, October 11, 2025 | 7:30 PM
Rebecca Cohn Auditorium at Dalhousie Arts Centre, 6101 University Ave, Halifax
$65.50-$75.50
A Very Special Farm Fest
Join us Saturday, October 11th, from 11 am to 3 pm for A Very Special Farm Fest, in Memory of Lloyd Eisener! There will be sauerkraut making, a tractor photo op, a make and break engine, live music, a small farmers market, candy apples and more!
Details
Saturday, October 11, 2025 | 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Cole Harbour Heritage Farm Museum, 471 Poplar Drive, Cole Harbour
Free
Regarding Land
Regarding Land is a compelling group exhibition of video works that explores land as memory, witness, and relation. Featuring Canadian and international artists cultivating new representations of Southwest Asia and North Africa, the exhibition offers layered perspectives that move beyond conventional portrayals, considering how contemporary art engages the bonds that connect people to place.
Details
September 19 – November 23, 2025
Dalhousie Art Gallery, 6101 University Ave, Halifax
Free admission
Halifax Mooseheads
Catch Halifax Mooseheads in action at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax! Details
vs. Moncton on Saturday, October 11, 2025 | 7:00 PM
Scotiabank Centre, Halifax
Halifax Citadel Ghost Tour
Climb to the top of the Halifax Citadel National Historic Site and meet your historically costumed guide on the drawbridge at the main gate of the Halifax Citadel. For 70 minutes, you’ll be led by candlelight through tunnels and prison cells, and hear true accounts of unexplained events in their actual locations.
Details
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, Until October 24, 2025 | 8:30 PM
Halifax Citadel, 5425 Sackville St, Halifax
Tours start at the front gate of the Halifax Citadel (accessible on foot from Brunswick Street, or by car from Sackville Street)
$22.74 per person
Family Round Up Adventure
Round up the family for some farm fun. Take the horse drawn wagon ride to Fort Clayton. Meet animals at the petting farm, enjoy the Rubber Rodeo, the Hillbilly fun lines, playgrounds and mini-golf.
Details
Saturdays & Sundays | 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Hatfield Farm, 1840 Hammonds Plains Road, Hammonds Plains
General Admission (ages 2 -16) $31.85
Afternoon Tea
Join us at Seaport Social for an Afternoon Tea. Indulge on a menu of savory food options and delectable sweets. Details
Sunday, October 11, 2025
Seaport Social Halifax, 1181 Hollis Street, Halifax
$55 per person (include a glass of Prosecco $57) (price does not include tax & gratuity); Reservations required 902-240-7608
Fall Festival at RiverBreeze Farm
Take a drive up to Truro this Thanksgiving Weekend to challenge your maze-solving skills at their annual corn maze. After exploring the corn maze, spend the day on the farm. Pet some farm animals and even meet kangaroos. Head over to their pumpkin patch to pick the perfect pumpkin.
The Fear Farm is open on Fridays and Saturday nights. So if you are looking for something scary, do check it out! Details
Fall Festival | September 27 – November 1, 2025
Saturdays, Sundays & Thanksgiving Monday | 11:00 AM – 4:30 PM
U-pick Pumpkin Patch | Saturdays, Sundays & Thanksgiving Monday | 11:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Fear Farm | Fridays & Saturdays, October 4 – 31, 2025 | Gates 6:30 PM
660 Onslow Road, Truro
Fall Festival $19.95; Fear Farm: $30.70
Halifax Seaport Farmers’ Market
The Seaport Farmers’ Market is iconic, and fall is one of the best times to visit. You can easily find everything you need to make Thanksgiving dinner under one roof from the world-class vendors. The market is open on Saturdays from 8 am to 2 pm and on Sundays from 10 am to 2 pm.
Details
1209 Marginal Road, Halifax
Find a perfect pumpkin
Have you ever wondered where those giant pumpkins in some grocery stores come from? Many of them come from Howard Dill’s Pumpkin Farm. The farm is under an hour drive from Halifax, and you can pick out a pumpkin and see the giant vegetables they grow.
Details
400 Collage Road, Windsor
Cole Harbour Heritage Farm Museum
Explore heritage buildings and meet some farm animals at Cole Harbour Heritage Farm Museum. This farm is a rural oasis in HRM. During the fall, there is always something to do around the farm.
Details
Wednesday to Sunday | 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
471 Poplar Drive, Cole Harbour
Admission is by donation
Enjoy a Turkey Dinner Crepe
For something unique to enjoy this thanksgiving, check out Portland Street Creperie’s Turkey Dinner Crepe. The Crepe will be available with turkey, dressing, cranberry sauce and gravy until Thanksgiving.
Details
55 Portland Street, Dartmouth
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Are there any Thanksgiving tours of Nova Scotia/PEI?